Say goodbye to the complicated Korean age system? One year has passed since the implementation of the Full Age Unification Law in Korea

The Ministry of Legislation announced on the 27th that the confusion caused by the mixed use of ages is gradually decreasing due to the unified law on full age, which will be in effect for one year on the 28th.
The Ministry of Legislation has established the principle of using full age only for the Basic Administrative Law and the Civil Code, and has already set the age standard for six laws and two laws.
The ministry also announced that it had revised 6 enforcement ordinances to reflect the full age standard. It also announced that it had submitted 6 bills to amend the age verification law to the 22nd National Assembly to avoid confusion and inconvenience to the public due to the change in the age standard.
In the case of full age, the age at birth is considered 0 years old, and one year is added for each birthday. On the other hand, in the case of 'Korean age by reckoning', one is considered 1 year old from the year of birth, and one year is added for each new year.
For example, (soccer) player Son Heung-min (born July 8, 1992) would be 31 years old as of June 27, or 3 years old in Korean age.
The age limit for the age limit for administrative and civil matters is now clearly set at full age, and the age limit for the age limit in daily life is now set at 31.
"It is significant that we have unified the calculation method. Except for cases where a different age standard must be used for the system or where it is absolutely necessary for the convenience of the public, we have unified the legal age standard to full age," he explained.
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